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Urbandale board appoints Brandy Crawford interim business director, approves curricula and FY26 budget amendment
Summary
The Urbandale Community School District board appointed Brandy Crawford as interim director of business services, approved a slate of curriculum updates via a 6–0 consent vote, and adopted a fiscal‑year‑26 certified budget amendment on a 6–0 roll call; a video‑board bid decision was tabled for more information.
Margaret Young, board president of the Urbandale Community School District, led a short meeting after a retiree reception that included personnel, budget and procurement actions.
The board appointed Brandy Crawford as interim director of business services; the motion was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. The appointment covers coverage through June 30 or until a replacement is hired, and the board asked staff to clarify the end date if the hiring timeline changes.
The board approved a consent agenda that included several curriculum items: K–12 digital citizenship, 6–12 business, K–12 music, 9–12 social studies electives and 6–12 journalism. The consent agenda passed on roll call, 6–0.
Staff then presented a recommended amendment to the district’s fiscal‑year‑26 certified budget — an annual accounting update to record expenses that were not anticipated when the budget was adopted. The board voted on the amendment by roll call and approved it 6–0.
On capital procurement, staff reported that only one bid was received for stadium and gymnasium video boards and identified anomalies in that submission. Eric (staff) told the board the district planned to reject the bid and reissue the solicitation; after discussion the board agreed to gather more information and tabled the item for a future meeting on June 8.
The meeting closed after routine administrative housekeeping, including removing retiring staff as signers on district bank accounts.
What happens next: staff will finalize the interim appointment details, reissue the video‑board solicitation with updated documents, and bring the procurement back to the board; the district will post any hiring timeline changes publicly.
